Vitalize raises $31M Series A for its AI operating system for hospital staffing
ycombinator · x · 2026-10-08
Vitalize (YC W23) raised a $31M Series A led by Oak HC/FT, with Norwest, .406 Ventures, Constellation Ventures, Y Combinator and MemorialCare Innovation Fund participating.
- The startup builds an "AI operating system" unifying hospital staffing, scheduling, flow, and capacity management
- Nurse managers often spend 2-4 hours a day on manual scheduling; Vitalize now manages millions of shifts weekly across 15+ health systems, saving clinical leaders 2,000+ hours a day
- St. Luke's Health cut overtime and agency labor spend by 54% within 12 weeks
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